Stat graphs

User statistics:

Number of users: 13,501,784
Number of users who are super-user administrators: 41
Number of users who are other types of administrators: 4,002

Users added per month:

Month	Users Added
January 2022	55,704
December 2021	171,084
November 2021	201,055
October 2021	216,176
September 2021	220,435
August 2021	196,628
July 2021	170,507
June 2021	168,754
May 2021	198,165
April 2021	234,815
March 2021	263,672
February 2021	244,272
January 2021	250,920
December 2020	151,862
November 2020	206,828
October 2020	222,180
September 2020	210,150
August 2020	191,141
July 2020	168,814
June 2020	240,240
May 2020	358,652
April 2020	566,725
March 2020	429,995
February 2020	188,132
January 2020	188,491
December 2019	129,291
November 2019	167,928
October 2019	186,954
September 2019	195,391
August 2019	178,895
July 2019	169,858
June 2019	155,604
May 2019	157,459
April 2019	147,114
March 2019	146,114
February 2019	131,586
January 2019	143,279
December 2018	111,865
November 2018	151,927
October 2018	159,879
September 2018	138,979
August 2018	134,376
July 2018	120,600
June 2018	130,887
May 2018	160,438
April 2018	159,369
March 2018	187,588
February 2018	132,634
January 2018	138,452
December 2017	77,166
November 2017	86,372
October 2017	90,400
September 2017	82,079
August 2017	92,220
July 2017	99,599
June 2017	83,520
May 2017	205,897
April 2017	90,106
March 2017	91,846
February 2017	79,254
January 2017	53,815
December 2016	41,941
November 2016	50,307
October 2016	51,850
September 2016	46,074
August 2016	55,622
July 2016	47,128
June 2016	43,703
May 2016	45,499
April 2016	40,327
March 2016	45,151
February 2016	47,470
January 2016	38,168
December 2015	31,899
November 2015	39,440
October 2015	39,127
September 2015	35,957
August 2015	35,090
July 2015	33,500
June 2015	32,224
May 2015	37,680
April 2015	38,024
March 2015	36,482
February 2015	25,625
January 2015	44,984
December 2014	23,645
November 2014	37,699
October 2014	30,996
September 2014	33,771
August 2014	29,952
July 2014	23,197
June 2014	22,309
May 2014	25,258
April 2014	38,106
March 2014	31,104
February 2014	24,850
January 2014	30,469
December 2013	44,247
November 2013	31,735
October 2013	20,465
September 2013	18,010
August 2013	19,144
July 2013	16,320
June 2013	16,766
May 2013	20,774
April 2013	21,559
March 2013	19,571
February 2013	18,385
January 2013	21,777
December 2012	18,253
November 2012	18,907
October 2012	19,739
September 2012	19,721
August 2012	20,335
July 2012	15,526
June 2012	14,747
May 2012	15,164
April 2012	15,216
March 2012	16,267
February 2012	15,947
January 2012	16,865
December 2011	15,475
November 2011	15,322
October 2011	14,725
September 2011	16,243
August 2011	15,654
July 2011	17,010
June 2011	13,264
May 2011	15,882
April 2011	14,616
March 2011	16,521
February 2011	14,828
January 2011	16,749
December 2010	17,366
November 2010	13,874
October 2010	13,769
September 2010	13,067
August 2010	13,486
July 2010	14,099
June 2010	11,782
May 2010	13,913
April 2010	13,942
March 2010	16,355
February 2010	15,056
January 2010	16,033
December 2009	13,947
November 2009	14,668
October 2009	14,802
September 2009	13,695
August 2009	13,834
July 2009	13,706
June 2009	14,441
May 2009	16,898
April 2009	14,616
March 2009	14,380
February 2009	12,462
January 2009	12,936
December 2008	11,698
November 2008	13,540
October 2008	12,503
September 2008	10,879
August 2008	10,772
July 2008	11,084
June 2008	11,361
May 2008	12,732
April 2008	13,961
March 2008	47,619
February 2008	32,395
January 2008	17,379
December 2007	16,564
November 2007	15,905
October 2007	15,251
September 2007	14,261
August 2007	15,126
July 2007	14,366
June 2007	13,985
May 2007	11,736
April 2007	9,806
March 2007	10,993
February 2007	9,713
January 2007	10,414
December 2006	8,705
November 2006	8,946
October 2006	9,525
September 2006	9,497
August 2006	9,392
July 2006	9,623
June 2006	9,359
May 2006	10,354
April 2006	9,507
March 2006	11,524
February 2006	12,190
January 2006	13,417
December 2005	14,785
November 2005	12,950
October 2005	11,092
September 2005	10,040
August 2005	10,491
July 2005	10,199
June 2005	8,193
May 2005	7,218
April 2005	8,637
March 2005	8,817
February 2005	4,662
January 2005	6,029
December 2004	4,778
November 2004	4,608
October 2004	4,191
September 2004	3,695
August 2004	3,509
July 2004	3,842
June 2004	3,124
May 2004	3,647
April 2004	3,988
March 2004	3,119
February 2004	2,439
January 2004	2,442
December 2003	2,177
November 2003	2,080
October 2003	1,864
September 2003	2,006
August 2003	1,641
July 2003	2,023
June 2003	2,169
May 2003	2,165
April 2003	2,048
March 2003	2,475
February 2003	2,417
January 2003	3,240
December 2002	2,494
November 2002	2,536
October 2002	2,030
September 2002	2,116
August 2002	91
July 2002	2
July 1996	16

Audio statistics:

Shows added per month

Forum statistics:

Number of forums: 14295
Number of posts: 494,624

Top forums:

Forum	Posts	Average Length
GratefulDead	304,725	374.5
etree	51,029	323.4
feature_films	19,387	388.2
forums	16,618	299.1
netlabels	14,746	670.9
classic_tv	12,888	311.5
faqs	9,426	265.7
movies	6,870	415.0
texts	6,751	541.0
audio	6,347	293.7
opensource_movies	5,855	274.3
web	5,210	364.7
opensource_audio	5,148	275.2
prelinger	3,250	363.2
oldtimeradio	3,172	320.4
noisecollector	2,502	234.7
general	2,090	381.3
opensource	1,814	559.7
movie_of_the_week	1,342	355.2
software	1,301	293.9

Top 50 Posters:

Poster	Posts	Average Length
William Tell	15347	383.4
Jeff Kaplan	13362	81.7
direwolf0701	9861	196.1
bluedevil	9847	382.0
SomeDarkHollow	8927	343.2
robthewordsmith	6794	273.9
johnnyonthespot	6287	284.7
micah6vs8	5887	354.7
RBNW....new and improved!	5092	340.6
lobster12	5057	192.3
jglynn1.2	4619	216.3
high flow	4383	246.9
Diana Hamilton	4374	317.0
user unknown	4079	271.4
Arbuthnot	4032	449.2
Cliff Hucker	4006	403.1
rastamon	3870	258.8
craven714	3778	357.3
NoiseCollector	3771	392.2
stratocaster	3646	310.3
elbow1126	3570	412.5
AltheaRose	3523	555.9
ringolevio	3127	199.7
Vermoontains	2929	312.7
Mandojammer	2885	761.6
wineland	2869	308.5
BryanE	2858	473.3
Dudley Dead	2815	657.8
light into ashes	2755	1647.1
Diamondhead	2647	207.6
c-freedom	2402	589.3
snow_and_rain	2352	319.0
JodyC	2299	190.9
HappySwordsman	2273	572.5
cush11	2256	174.4
Moongleam	2203	704.7
SDH2O	2133	436.4
ghostofpig	2017	480.0
Earl B. Powell	1989	536.6
dead-head_Monte	1964	2082.6
grendelschoice	1950	551.4
greenone	1934	228.6
quigs	1903	119.8
ducats	1901	110.0
rdenirojb87	1896	404.5
jerlouvis	1884	462.2
simon c	1851	428.6
fenario80	1839	301.6
Brad Leblanc	1796	300.5
Reade	1781	390.9

Monthly post count (for last year):

Month	Posts	Average Length
2022-01	147	283.4
2021-12	437	405.8
2021-11	447	281.7
2021-10	492	374.6
2021-09	397	445.0
2021-08	440	418.9
2021-07	381	403.9
2021-06	557	383.2
2021-05	545	327.8
2021-04	554	374.8
2021-03	507	380.8
2021-02	550	380.6
2021-01	569	382.8

Note: some posts are from before the new site existed because they are news articles with old dates